Producing music was never enough for Kanye West. For the past three years now, Kanye has been aggressively been pursuing TV and movie deals that have him in producing and possibly directing roles. He had been in talks with HBO for the past couple of months in hopes of developing a “Curb Your Enthusiasm” type show for the premium cable network. Unfortunately due to a change in senior management strategy at HBO that project was just put on hold and shelved this week. When Kanye first developed the idea he even went as far to compare himself to “Curb” creator Larry David.
Larry recalls the first time he met Kanye.“What Kanye West said to me the first time, he said, ‘I’m the black Larry David.’ That’s the first thing he said to me. So it’s like a Kanye-and-’Curb’ show, it’s kind of improvised about the situations and stuff.” David then continued to add more details as to what happened to Kanye’s TV show. “It was really good, but … I think it was too hardcore for HBO.” Charles went on to say “People gave it a very good response and it seems to be on the shelf right now. The management has shifted at HBO so we’re waiting to see.”
Regardless, Kanye still will be entering the TV world. But instead of a Kanye-type “Curb Your Enthusiasm” he is bringing us a muppets gone hip-hop show called “Alligator Boots.” Check out a preview of that show here. On the movie front, Kanye originally had signed on with New Line Cinema for a production deal but since New Line was absorbed into parent company Warner Brothers, further progress has been halted.
It’s only a matter of time though before we see a Kanye West produced movie. He is aggressively trying to enter the market as a behind-the-scenes producer and director and his passion for film is easily shown in his music videos and concert tours which always push the boundaries of creativity. Rumors in Hollywood also have it that West’s manager Gee Roberson continues to take an increased role working with the William Morris Agency to get more and more TV and film projects for West. Considering “Love Lockdown,” maybe a romantic comedy is in the works.
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